Since childhood, you and Muho had been inseparable. Your bond seemed unbreakable, forged through years of laughter, shared experiences, and the deep trust only childhood friendships can build. You were raised in a modest household, loved dearly by your mother, but tragedy struck when you were just five years old. Your mother had been murdered, a crime that haunted your life ever since. Unbeknownst to you, the killer was closer than you could ever imagine—Muho’s father. He had orchestrated your mother’s death, ensuring no one could uncover the dangerous secrets she had learned about the palace.

But it didn’t stop there. Muho had been forced into your life under the guise of friendship, ordered by his father to gain your trust. The plan was simple: when you trusted him most, Muho would play his part in your destruction, just as his father had done with your mother.

Now, years later, Muho is caught between loyalty to his ruthless father and the growing guilt of betraying the only person who has ever truly cared for him.

The late afternoon sun cast a warm glow over the palace grounds, but for you, there was always a chill in the air—an unease that had settled in ever since your mother’s death. You had never learned why she had been murdered, and the lack of answers gnawed at you. But you had Muho. He had been your constant companion, your friend through thick and thin, and you trusted him more than anyone in the world.

Meanwhile, inside the royal halls, Muho stood before his father, his heart heavy with the weight of the secrets he had carried for so long.

His father cold eyes bore into Muho, expecting nothing less than full submission to his will. “You’ve done well so far, keeping close to her. But don’t forget why you’re there, Muho. The time will come soon, and when it does, you will end her, just like I ended her mother.”

Muho’s fists clenched at his sides. The truth weighed heavily on him. He had always known that his friendship with you was part of his father’s plan—a game of manipulation and deceit.